North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
900339295
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Bismarck, ND, USA
Phone
7012583022
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Boards of Trade

Reported finances

Revenue
$40,436
Expenses
$11,344
Assets
$178,325

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JARED BLIKRE (PRESIDENT)
  • HARLAN JOHNSON (PRESIDENT EL)

People named in this filing

  • AIMEE M COPAS (EXECUTIVE DI)
  • JARED BLIKRE (PRESIDENT)
  • HARLAN JOHNSON (PRESIDENT EL)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To improve education in North Dakota

What it reported doing in 2024

North Dakota association of secondary school principals (ndassp) provides leadership by making studies & recommendations regarding secondary schools and works to improve the financial commitment to secondary education in North Dakota. Ndassp participated in the North Dakota council of educational leaders' (ndcel) fall and summer conferences. The organization is in charge of nd academic all-state, where each school in the state nominates their highest ranked students (by gpa and act score) and are recognized at the nd state basketball tournament. They also hold a seat on the ndcel board.

Operating model

Revenue model
Membership-supported. 73% of the money available for current operations came from membership dues.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 62
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 39.7%; rating input score 40
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 71.9%; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 15.72; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.2% per year; rating input score 0; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.1% per year; rating input score 0; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 39.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $11K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 40/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.